Man brings pet camel into PetSmart: 'Jeffrey really loved his little shopping expedition'
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Humpday came a few days early to a pet store in Michigan.
The operator of a petting zoo located just outside of Muskegon recently took his camel, Jeffrey, on a trip to their local PetSmart in order to get the animal more accustomed to traveling in its trailer.
Scott Lewis, the man who co-owns Jeffrey with wife Cindy, traveled up from the Lewis Farms & Petting Zoo in nearby New Era on Sunday, with the 11-year-old, 1,400-pound camel in tow. And in footage of the trip shared to Facebook, both appeared to be warmly greeted by shoppers and employees alike.
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"Jeffrey really loved his little shopping expedition, he just adores meeting new people, he’s very social,” said Jenny Ferels, the brand ambassador for the Lewis Farms & Petting Zoo, according to SWNS.
Jeffrey’s visit wasn’t solely for fun, though. He was actually practicing for a trip to a facility where he can be accurately weighed for health purposes, Ferels confirmed to Fox News.
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Photos later shared to the Lewis Farms Facebook page show Jeffrey also visited local landmarks in New Era, including a dentist’s office, a Chevrolet dealership and a feed and grain store, where he was ultimately weighed.
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"He's a ham,” Ferels told SWNS of Jeffrey, which the zoo has kept since he was a baby. “We hold a birthday party for him every year, we hire a band and he gets to eat the first slice of cake, he gets icing all over his lips.”